AltWeeklies Wire
Marine Reservist Feels Aftershocks From Iraqnew
Richard Sandoval still hears ringing in his ears from the rockets that flew overhead in Iraq. "The hardest thing for me was..." he begins again and again, describing so many hard things.
Sacramento News & Review |
Chrisanne Beckner |
12-14-2004 |
War
Delaying Treatment for Trauma Could Hurt Vetsnew
Veterans who go numb and wait too long to seek treatment for the psychological wounds of war may find there's no free counseling when they need it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
12-14-2004 |
War
The Paper's Trailnew
Across the country, workers at chain-owned newspapers are coming to the aid of management at a family-owned daily in Youngstown, Ohio.
Tags: labor
Does Woody Allen Just Write Like Rick Moranis?new
There are startling similarities between the Disney parody written by Woody Allen in the December 13 issue of The New Yorker and a 1999 piece authored by comedian Rick Moranis and novelist Howard Kaminsky that ran in the Los Angeles Sunday Times.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
12-14-2004 |
Media
LSD for OCD?new
A University of Arizona professor will study whether psilocybin, a mushroom-based chemical found in psychedelics, could be used as a therapeutic agent for some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Allyson Gonzalez |
12-14-2004 |
Science
Marketing of Forest Floor Goes Unregulatednew
More than 32,000 people work harvesting forest plants and mushrooms in British Columbia each year. The growth of the industry raises questions about its impact on the forests and on the First Nations people who depend on them.
The Georgia Straight |
Sarah Efron |
12-14-2004 |
Environment
Environmental Watchdogs Withdraw While Farms Pollutenew
The issuance of pollution-prevention orders to Fraser Valley farmers has declined drastically since staff was reduced in British Columbia's Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. The results are toxic.
The Georgia Straight |
Ben Parfitt |
12-14-2004 |
Environment
Respected Small-Town Paper Struggles to Survivenew
The Point Reyes Light is among the nation's most respected small-town papers, having won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its work in exposing the Synanon cult. But the inheritance money Editor/Publisher Dave Mitchell used to keep the weekly alive is running out.
Arizona Water Issue Doesn't Restrain Urban Sprawlnew
Central Arizona has enough renewable surface water to build and sustain a metropolis of at least 10 million people. But planners should discourage sprawl by restoring the dried-up Salt River.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-14-2004 |
Environment
Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Election Alienates Catholicsnew
Steve and Shayla King left their parish of 30 years because they were offended by a missive suggesting Catholics might endanger their eternal salvation if they didn't vote for a candidate who would protect innocent life. The letter issued in their diocese was intimidation, Steve King says.
Why Shoppers Ought to Think Twice About Ordering Onlinenew
Writing from prison, Internet scammer Brandon Samuel Brooks explains how, between the ages of 15 and 20, he stole about $100,000 from unsuspecting rubes over the Internet.
The Pitch |
Tony Ortega |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: UPS, web, fraud, police, eBay, scam, auction, Blue Springs, Home Shopping Network, Paypal, porn site, technogeeks
Testicular Cancer Survivor Throws a Ballnew
Ryan Steele was 19 when he discovered he had testicular cancer, a disease that tends to strike men when they're young.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
12-13-2004 |
Science
Teens Complain of Beatings and Humiliation at Boot-Campnew
On a boy's first night at Growing Together, a boot camp-style drug treatment center for adolescents in Lake Worth, Fla., he says he got a visit from "The Naked Crusader." A New Times investigation discovered that physical and sexual abuse are common there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Two Little Words: Can Hospitals Say I'm Sorry?new
A new program called "Sorry Works" turns the usual approach by hospitals to medical errors on its head--and it's catching on surprisingly well.
Abstaining from the Truthnew
Popular abstinence-only curricula teach schoolchildren falsehoods and stereotypes
